Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer releases an internal poll suggesting that Newsom down 47-43%. The poll says that Newsom is only up with Democrats 64-26%, which would be a big problem, though seems extremely optimistic.Source: California: Governor Gavin Newsom recall roundup...
He also was ordered to pay nearly $16 million in restitution and a nearly $2 million fine. He reports to prison May 25. LOS ANGELES — A once high-flying political fundraiser who prosecutors said gave illegal campaign contributions to Joe Biden, Lindsey Graham and a host of other U.S.Source: ‘Mercenary’ donor gets 12 years in campaign finance scheme...
Presidents’ Day Weekend is a good time to think about the sorry state of Congress. That’s true in part because the whole notion of Presidents’ Day sheds a little light on our distorted understanding of the character of our constitutional system.Source: Congress’s Day...
This article was produced by Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute.Source: Study: How Online Propagandists Targeted The 2020 Election...
Earlier this month, legislation was introduced in the Arizona Senate to eliminate the presidential preference election -- the presidential primary in the Grand Canyon state -- and replace it with caucuses run by the state parties. SB 1668, introduced by state Sen.Source: Arizona Bill Would End Presidential Primary...
Thieves stole at least $2.7 million from political committees and $71,000 from then-candidate Joe Biden’s campaign in 2020, according to a Business Insider analysis of federal disclosure records.Source: Federal political committees, campaigns lost $2.7M to theft, fraud in last cycle: report...
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s approval ratings have fallen sharply in her home state, a new poll showed, marking the first time in her nearly three-decade Senate career that a plurality of Californians hold negative views of her job performance.Source: New poll finds sharp decline in support for Sen. Dianne Feinstein in California...
Texas Representative Kyle Biedermann (R-Fredericksburg) has introduced HB 1359, which would put the question of secession from the United States on the November 2021 ballot. Here is the text.Source: Texas Bill for a Vote on Secession...
The U.S. Census detailed data that states need to redistrict U.S. House and state legislative seats will not be available until September 2021. The National Conference of State Legislatures has an article about what states can do about that problem.Source: National Conference of State Legislatures Suggests States Might Want to Delay 2022 Primaries due to Late-Arriving Census Data...
On February 12, the Federal Election Commission filed this brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Level the Playing Field v FEC, 20-649. This is the lawsuit over who can be included in general election presidential debates.Source: Federal Election Commission Asks U.S. Supreme Court Not to Hear Presidential Debates Case...
